Eastern Zone Durga Puja/Diwali Specials 2013 (Excluding Kolkata)

These are the details of Deepawali/Durga Puja/Dussehra (Dasara) festival and holiday special trains run by Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR), Eastern Coastal Railway (ECoR) and Eastern Railway (ER), which are the eastern zones of Indian Railways. These trains do not include those which originate/depart from Kolkata. These trains run from Assam to the other end of the country and from Orissa to New Delhi and Bangalore. This includes several AC specials. All trains run in October and November 2013 and booking is open for all of these. For Puja Special trains originating/terminating at Kolkata, click here.

This train sets the record as the special train on Indian Railways which has the longest running distance ever. Covers 4200 km in 83 hours and 30 min (3 days and 11.5 hours). But SR and TVC division in all their wisdom has allotted only 4 sleeper coaches and 12 sitting/general coaches! Travel sitting for 3 days? That would be fun!

Eastern Coastal Railway (ECoR) Special Trains

02815Puja/Diwali Special AC Express will leave from Bhubaneswar BBS Orissa to New Delhi NDLS at 0810 on all Sundays in October and November and on Sept 29 2013.Timings: BHC: 1010, HIJ: 1217, GMO: 1610, GAYA: 1840, ALD: 2310, arrives NDLS at 0605 (Mon).

02816Puja/Diwali Special AC Express will leave from New Delhi NDLS to Bhubaneswar BBS at 1300 o­n all Mondays in October and November and on Sept 29 2013.Timings: ALD: 1955, GAYA: 0013 (Tue), ADRA: 0357, HIJ: 0617, BHC: 0835, arrives BBS at 1105 (Tue).

08516Puja/Diwali Special will leave from Visakhapatnam VSKP Andhra Pradesh to Tata at 1745 on September 22, 29 and all Sundays in October and November 2013.Timings: CHE: 1952, BBS: 0105, NYG: 0550, DPS: 0755, arrives at Tatanagar at 1045.

08515 Puja/Diwali Special will leave from Tatanagar Jn TATA Jharkhand to Visakhapatnam at 1300 o­n September 23, 30 and all Mondays in October and November 2013.Timings: DPS: 1507, KDJR: 1800, BBS: 2210, CHE: 0245, arrives at Visakhapatnam at 0440.

EASTERN LOCAL SECTOR

03511 Puja/Diwali special will leave from Asansol Jn (ASN) West Bengal to Patna Jn Bihar on all Saturdays and Sundays in October and November 2013 at 0820.Timings: Departs CRJ: 0855, JSME: 1032, JAJ: 1115, KIUL: 1210, BKP: 1324, arrives at Patna Jn at 1445.

03512 Puja/Diwali special will leave from Patna Jn (PNBE) Bihar to Asansol WB on all Saturdays and Sundays in October and November 2013 at 1535.Timings: Departs BKP: 1632, KIUL: 1852, JAJ: 2050, JSME:2128, CRJ: 2306, arrives at Asansol at 2350.

Reservation for these trains are already open. Information provided here is only indicative in nature and please always confirm all information with official sources before relying on them (Contact your nearest railway station or call 139 or visit the official website of Indian Railways). This website is not an official website of the Indian Railways but is run by a railway enthusiast. The official website of the railways is http://indianrailways.gov.in.